I Was Made To Love Her

• By: Stevie Wonder
• Album: 20th Century Masters Millenium Collection

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
made /meɪd/ A1	verb - past tense of make; to create or construct
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features
years /jɪərz/ A1	noun - plural of year; the time it takes the earth to travel around the sun
baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1	noun - a very young child; a term of endearment
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole
hand /hænd/ A1	noun - the end part of a person's arm beyond the wrist
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic matter, including capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death
sweet /swiːt/ A2	adjective - having a pleasant taste like that of sugar
needs /niːdz/ A2	verb - to require (something) because it is essential or very important
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2	verb - be in or maintain an upright position on one's feet.
thin /θɪn/ A2	adjective - having little flesh or fat on the body
fever /ˈfiːvər/ B1	noun - an abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium
adore /əˈdɔːr/ B2	verb - love and respect (someone) deeply
inspiration /ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn/ B2	noun - the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative

Grammar:

• I was born in Lil' Rock

  ➔ Past Simple Passive Voice

  ➔ The sentence uses the structure "was/were + past participle" to indicate that the subject "I" received the action of being born. The agent (who/what caused the birth) is not specified, as it is typically irrelevant in this context.

• I know I loved her even then

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the Past Simple tense ("loved") to describe a completed action in the past. The adverb "even then" emphasizes that the feeling of love existed at that specific time in the past.

• "Don't you know I was made to love her

  ➔ Passive Infinitive after 'Made'

  ➔ The structure "was made to + infinitive" expresses purpose or destiny. Here, it means that "I" was created or destined for the specific purpose of loving her. The passive infinitive "to love her" emphasizes the object of the action.

• She's been my inspiration

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ The Present Perfect ("She's been") indicates an action or state that started in the past and continues to the present or has a present consequence. Here, it means she has been his inspiration from some point in the past until now.

• All through thick and thin

  ➔ Idiomatic Phrase

  ➔ "Through thick and thin" is an idiomatic expression meaning "through good times and bad times; despite difficulties or problems". It is a fixed phrase and doesn't follow regular grammatical rules but conveys a specific meaning.

• I was knee high to a chicken

  ➔ Simile and hyperbole

  ➔ The sentence uses a simile to compare the speaker's height to a chicken's knee, indicating they were very young and small. It's also a hyperbole (an exaggeration) to emphasize how young they were.

• Even if the mountain tumbles, if this whole world crumbles

  ➔ Conditional Clauses (Type 1/Mixed)

  ➔ These are conditional clauses expressing a hypothetical situation. While not a perfect example of a classic type 1, it implies a potential future event that influences the main clause. The hyperbole ("mountain tumbles," "world crumbles") adds intensity to the condition.